NUCLEAR POWER IN BELARUS AND WORLDWIDE
MINSK, 24 August (BelTA) – Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens of Belgium went off to a good start at the Western & Southern Open doubles event in New York, BelTA has learned.
In the round of Last 32 the Belarusian-Belgian duo defeated the American tandem of Bernarda Pera and Ann Li 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and ten minutes. Sabalenka and Mertens will next face the American-Chilean duo of Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk.
In the singles opener Belarusian world number 11 Aryna Sabalenka will take on world number 249 CiCi Bellis of the United States. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, currently ranked 59, secured a confident win, 6-2, 6-3, Croatia's world number 24 Donna Vekic. In the round of Last 16 Victoria Azarenka will face France's world number 49 Caroline Garcia.
The tournament will be over on 28 August. The US Open kicks off in New York on 31 August.
